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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Why are you lumping everyone together? I'm just saying that if somebody wants to die ... not live in the situation they are in, they should have the ability to make that decision for themselves. You obviously don't understand the meaning of respect, so we're through.


469 posted on 02/10/2005 3:18:20 PM PST by Hildy ( To work is to dance, to live is to worship, to breathe is to love.)
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To: Hildy
As I explained, ALL people who've suffered a devastating and crippling accident have thoughts of suicide when contemplating the dark and frightening life they now envision as their future.

And if we accepted these people's initial reactions as their only reactions, you'd have more of a point than you do.

But very nearly ALL these people change their minds and realize life is preferable to death. Period.

Thus, responsible people (you and me) should not take these early reactions as fact, but as a part of the process of healing. Our job as human beings, as followers of the Judeo-Christian ethos, as Christians, should be to help these people get past their depression so they can live again in peace and prosperity.

Whether you realize it or not, you're saying their first reaction is their only reaction; their depression is unending; and their lives worthless.

Again, I encourage you to talk to some paraplegics. They'll open your eyes.

477 posted on 02/10/2005 4:25:23 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg (There are very few shades of gray.)
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